TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and Conditions for this draw:

1. There is no cash alternative.
2. Winners will be notified by telephone or email shortly following the draw.
3. The raffle is open to all recipients, in their name only, except employees of The British Deer Society and their families, agencies or other companies having any connection with the production of the draw.
4. No tickets or entry into the raffle can be to on behalf of a person under the age of 16.  If a ticket is sold knowingly to or on behalf of a person under 16 they will be exempt from the competition and forfeit their prize.
5. The British Deer Society reserves the right to use the name(s) of the winner(s) in an abbreviated form and a photograph in any future mailings or promotional material.
6. Registered with the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005.
7. If you would like to find out more information about raffles and lotteries please go to www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.
8. If you feel that you have a problem with gambling please contact GamCare on
   0845 6000 133 or go to the link http://www.gamcre.org.uk/chat2/index/php.
9. Profits from this raffle and prize draw will be used for British Deer Society educational and research projects.
10. Please keep the ticket number as a record of proof of purchase.

THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY

The British Deer Society uses lotteries (raffles) as a method of fundraising in support of its educational and research work.

As holders of a Gambling Commission Licence to promote and operate lotteries, the British Deer Society is obliged to adhere to the requirements and objectives of The Gambling Act 2005.  We take these obligations extremely seriously.

The following policy is in place to ensure people take part in any British Deer Society lotteries responsibly:

RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING

The British Deer Society has the following procedures to encourage responsible gambling and to encourage people to seek help should gambling become a problem for them.

All ticket batches and dispatches are recorded and monitored.

Members can request a self-exclusion from our database for future raffle mailings, which can be open ended or for a finite period.

Customers seeking to purchase tickets at Country shows and events will be politely but firmly refused should they appear to be under the influence of drugs or drink or are acting strangely.

If you, or a family member, feel that you are experiencing problems with gambling you can seek support via GamCare by calling 0845 6000 133 or via their website www.gamcare.co.uk.

UNDERAGE GAMBLING

The British Deer Society has the following procedures in place to prevent underage players from participating in raffles we promote:

• Our in-house database is checked to ensure persons are above the legal age limit before data is supplied for use in the raffle.
• Cold data is screened to prevent any persons under the age of 16 being sent raffle tickets.
• Any player found to be under 16 years of age will have any monies paid in relation to the raffle returned to them.
• If a player enters the raffle stating they are over 16 years and subsequently this if found to be untrue their prize will be forfeited and entry money returned.
• If our data is found to inadvertently include any persons under the age of 16 they will immediately be taken off the database.
• At shows and events where age is in doubt, the purchaser will be asked for proof of identity.  Where this is not forthcoming sales will be refused.

THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY POLICY ON FAIR AND OPEN DRAWS

The British Deer Society has the following procedures in place to ensure fair and open draws.

• All draws take place either in public domain on the Society stand at a Country event or at the British Deer Society administration offices with independent witnesses.
• The winning tickets are selected by blind draw by a personality, and/or someone wholly unconnected to the raffle.
• Winners and runners up are contacted by telephone or email and confirmed by post shortly after the draw.
• A list of results is published on the British Deer Society website and in the British Deer Society journal.
• Rules of each raffle are published on the British Deer Society website.

Any complaints regarding any draw can be made directly to the British Deer Society by contacting the General Manager on 01245 655434, or by email at .  We will make every effort to respond to initial complaints and queries within 48 hours of receipt of the complaint.  All complaints will be registered and the outcome of any complaint retained for future reference.